Sep 22, 2010
Muy ocupado!!
Yes I have been busy, busy and beyond busy..
I have been creating my to do list and have managed to check a few things off of it.
~our Mexican Pesos have been ordered..this is something you may want to think about….have a look at Mazatlan Mary’s blog today re the new USD rules in Mexico..
~another area to check out the USD/Pesos situation…
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/24405504.cfm
~still waiting for the CAD to USD ratio to get a wee bit better before getting our USD cash
~our Mexican Insurance for the RV and tow vehicle have been ordered…more on that tomorrow
~my shopping lists have been made for all I have to purchase prior to departure for places like Walmart Canada, Michaels, Costco, Dollar Store, Safeway ( but waiting for the 10% discount on a Tuesday in early October), the Health Product Store, etc. Actually I even have my Walmart USA list ready as well as my first Mexico store….stuff like queso, vodka, and……
..about half the do buy lists....
~my online list is ready to order….are you ready Libby? I will wait till Oct. 15 to order…si?? Needless to say this will include some anti no-see-um stuff mentioned in an earlier blog
~special recipes have been reviewed with the unable to purchase in Mexico ingredients added to the lists
~the RV went in today for a few touch ups, the most important being a replacement for the transfer switch which had begun to buzz big time!!!!!
Next stop...Mazatlan!
~we finally purchased an external backup system for the laptop time machine….not yet installed though!
~planning to head to the Dollar Store tomorrow…need to get toys & other stuff for the children on the Isla for Christmas!
~HELP>>>HELP!!!!!…does anyone know if canned coconut milk is available in Mazatlan? Do I have to cart all those cans?
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Just a comment on getting Mexican pesos from Canadian banks.
Last year we ordered pesos from the TD bank before leaving and took them to Mexico. Later in the winter we used our debit card to take pesos out in Mexico. Since we have on-line banking I was able to see what we got using the ATM and compare it with what we would have paid buying pesos from the TD bank on that day if we had gone into the bank in Canada
Guess what, using an ATM was much better than buying the pesos in Canada!! The conversion done by the ATM in Mexico was close to the interbank rate, even with the 21 peso charge in Mexico and the $3.00 charge via Interac using the ATM was a much better deal.
You should have a look!